Great price for a decent machete. I have owned several machetes and never thought about a serrated edge but now that I have tried this machete with a serrated edge I don't know how...Read complete review

Great price for a decent machete. I have owned several machetes and never thought about a serrated edge but now that I have tried this machete with a serrated edge I don't know how someone could go back to a machete without one. The handle is also made of non-slip material. The only con I can think of is that the metal is not tempered much. I swung at a branch and hit it with the side of the blade and it bent some. I was able to bend it back but had it been tempered it would not have bet to begin with.

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Bring back the old non-serrated machete!

This new serrated machete HF came out with is terrible! It is thinner than the old, all ready thin bladed machete they had. Also, it doesn't have a enlarged tip like the old...Read complete review

This new serrated machete HF came out with is terrible! It is thinner than the old, all ready thin bladed machete they had. Also, it doesn't have a enlarged tip like the old one for balance and cutting into woody materials. The sawback's teeth are to big and not off-set so it just cloggs up and it won't saw through anything thicker the the size of the teeth. I was cutting jagger bushes and wild grape vives, that were killing all the trees, with it. After about twenty minutes in the woods with it, it was a bent up. Compared to HF's pervious machete, It its more difficult cutting through anything thicker than my thumb because the blade is so thin and flismy. After trying to chop through a wild grape vine (which is not even as hard as pine), the blade broke five inches from the tip. Through all this though, it did hold an edge!

If your going to a HF store try to find the older non-serrated machete. They are better, not great, but a lot better. Make sure you bolt the handle better than the manufacter did though, otherwise it will come apart soon. I just took out the tiny screws out of the handle and replaced them with the biggest screws i could find in my garage. I forced them through until they were was tight as possible and i grinded off the tips of the screws that were sticking out from the other side of the handle. Also, put a good edge on it. Take a bench grinder to it, but be quick because if you heat that metal too hot you will lose the metal's temper and it won't hold an edge as good. After this, i give the old model machete a four out of five stars. Missing one star because this machete needs to be a little thicker too, but it will get the job done. Its no where near as good as an 0ntari0 machete, but for the price of the this one its unbeatable.

Well made machete, and I have spent many years in the jungles of Central and South America. Nice rubber type handle. Sharp blade and good saw blades on the rear of the blade. Good for jobs too small for an axe or yard pruning (branches, grass, bushes, etc.) Downside would be the sheath which I don't expect it to last long without extreme care. The saw blades catch on the sheath when pulling the machete out. But the money was put into the machete - and that's what is important!

Bought 3 of these for $6 each. The blade is a bit flimsy, however, I ran a sharpening stone across it a few times and attacked the jungle which is my back yard. I was taking down 1-2 inch saplings in one good swipe. So I'm happy with it. The sheath is garbage, but sharpen the blade well and this machete will serve you well. And seriously, for $6, you really can't go wrong.

Great price for a decent machete. I have owned several machetes and never thought about a serrated edge but now that I have tried this machete with a serrated edge I don't know how someone could go back to a machete without one. The handle is also made of non-slip material. The only con I can think of is that the metal is not tempered much. I swung at a branch and hit it with the side of the blade and it bent some. I was able to bend it back but had it been tempered it would not have bet to begin with.

Great machete for the cost. Sheath is a bit flimsy but serviceable. Blade steel is a bit harder than it should be which will make it prone to chipping over time (haven't experienced that yet). Easily cuts through tree trimmings (I've used it on oleander, palm, and some shrub limbs). Serrated blade has awesome bite much better than most cheaper machetes.

Machete works well in hunting camping situation, (resharpening took just a few moments), but would not be the first choice for daily or heavy use. The Nylon sheath is not much, but at least it does provide some protection from the edge.

Great price for a utility blade. They are always sold out at my local store.

I bought one to clearcut small trees, vines and junk plants in an overgrown back yard in the city. I am buying another to finish the job. The saw blade is only good for grabbing vines to pull them out of the brush, the handle is coming apart and the blade is now so dill that I am beating the brush & not cutting it. Bought it on sale & got what I paid for it.

I used this product for a few times and enjoyed it. It cuts through small limbs easily. But as I tried to cut trhough larger limbs, the blade became disconnected from the handle and the machete was rendered useless. However, the machete was a good value for the price.

Bought this for the great nephew, 9yo, to use on his uncle's farm to help clear some brush and trees. The blade came slightly sharp but the grind angle is too steep and aggressive for how a machete is intended to be used and abused. I did touch it up some before we went out there on the diamond life hone that hf sells in their store and put a little oil on it as well. It reminds of a cheap knock off to the Gerber Gator machete.

When using it, the serrated spine kept catching the sheath tearing it where the loose cloth kept catching on it more so now it's a two handed operation to unsheath it. The sheathe will need to be either fixed or replaced to accomodate the blade style. The serrations are not offset like on a saw blade, so it's only good to make shallow notches and not saw things. The blade held out quite well chopping down a few small dead trees, some live pine trees, and of course the various overhanging limbs and the common brush, what didn't hold out as well is the handle, they screwed it in from one side straight into the plastic handle of the other without any metal inserts, I'll correct this later by changing it out with bolts, washers, and locknuts. Overall when it's on sale it's a 4 star product when used and understood about it's limit, but I gave it a 3 star limit since it's pretty rough and in the future you're going to have to make mods to it if your intentions are to own it for longer than one camping trip or one time usage.

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